On an SAA flight into East London, a tricky airport, on a stormy night, the Captain announced that unfortunately conditions were not compatible with a smooth and safe landing and we'd overfly and continue to Durban. The words were barely out of his mouth when we started to descend as if in an express lift and just a few minutes later we were on the runway, and given the conditions, pretty smoothly.
"Well folks, we spotted a hole in the cloud and we went for it. Welcome to East London!"
Earlier in the same flight out of CPT he'd apologised for the turbulence and said that he was doing all possible to avoid it. The little old lady next to me said : "If he'd just slow down a little we'd all have a much smoother ride ....!" (What's the stall speed of a 737?)